Akbari, Mahsa; Bahrami-Rad, Duman; Kimbrough, Erik O. - 2019
We examine the roots of variation in corruption across societies, and we argue that marriage practices and family … structure are an important, overlooked determinant of corruption. By shaping patterns of relatedness and interaction, marriage … encourages favoritism and corruption. Out-marriage creates a relatively open society with increased interaction between non …